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Preferred Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Preferred Stock

Note 10. Preferred Stock

 

The Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), authorizes the issuance of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Below is a summary of the various series of preferred stock to date:

 

Series A: There were no shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), outstanding at September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. The Series A Preferred Stock was eliminated by the Company on April 11, 2024.

 

Series B: On December 20, 2024, the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”), authorizing 144,000 shares of Series B Non-Coting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and establishing the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, and limitations of the Series B Preferred Stock, became effective upon the Company’s filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”) of the Series B Certificate of Designation and a Certificate of Correction to the Series B Certificate of Designation on such date, which corrected the effective date of the Series B Certificate of Designation to December 20, 2024.

 

Pursuant to the Series B Certificate of Designation, each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time into such number of shares of Common Stock obtained by the quotient of (i) the product of (x) such number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted by such holder and (y) a stated value of $100 and (ii) the Minimum Price (as defined in Rule 5635(d)(1)(A) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on the date of issuance of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock). Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights other than certain limited voting rights with respect to actions which may adversely affect the Series B Preferred Stock. A holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock cannot convert such shares to the extent that such holder would own more than 4.99% (or at the election of such holder, 9.99%) of outstanding Common Stock immediately after such conversion. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Common Stock and any class or series of capital stock created after the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company. The Series B Certificate of Designation also contains certain standard adjustment provisions as are customarily included in similar derivative securities.

 

The Company issued shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $7.2 million, in connection with a best-efforts private offering (the “Offering”) in the following closings:

 

  ● On December 23, 2024, we sold and issued 22,295 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $2,229,500. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $1,794,485. Such shares are convertible into 854,205 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.61 per share.
     
  ● On December 31, 2024, we sold and issued 3,680 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $368,000. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $305,440. Such shares are convertible into 117,946 shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price of $3.12 per share.
     
  ● On February 25, 2025, we sold and issued 34,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $3,475,000. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $2,884,250. Such shares are convertible into 1,158,327 shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price of $3.00 per share.
     

  ● On February 26, 2025, we sold and issued 3,130 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $313,000. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $239,790. Such shares are convertible into 100,000 shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price of $3.13 per share.
     

  ● On March 5, 2025, we sold and issued 7,260 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $726,000. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $602,580. Such shares are convertible into 289,241 shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price of $2.51 per share.
     

  ● On March 12, 2025, we sold and issued 885 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $88,500. After closing costs, net proceeds to the Company were $73,455. Such shares are convertible into 40,596 shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price of $2.18 per share.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2025, no shares of Series B Preferred Stock were converted to Common Stock. There were 1,260 and 25,975 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

 

Series C: On December 23, 2024, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Certificate of Designation”), with the Delaware Secretary of State, authorizing 1,050,000 shares of the Company’s Series C Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), establishing the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, and limitations relating to the Series C Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the Series C Certificate of Designation, each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Common Stock. A holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock cannot convert such shares to the extent that such holder would own more than 4.99% (or at the election of such holder, 9.99%) of outstanding Common Stock immediately after such conversion. The Series C Preferred Stock ranks pari passu to all shares of Common Stock and junior to all other shares of capital stock of the Company authorized or designated before or after the date of designation of the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company. The Series C Certificate of Designation also contains certain standard adjustment provisions as are customarily included in similar derivative securities.

 

On April 8, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Series C Certificate of Designation with the Delaware Secretary of State, to increase the number of designated shares of the Series C Preferred Stock from 1,050,000 shares to 1,260,000 shares.

 

The Company and Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (“Spartan”) entered into that certain (i) placement agent agreement, dated December 5, 2024, as amended by that certain amendment to consulting agreement and placement agent agreement, made as of December 10, 2024, between the Company and Spartan (the “Amendment”), as further amended by that certain second amendment to placement agent agreement, dated February 23, 2025, by and between the Company and Spartan and (ii) consulting agreement and advisory agreement, made as of December 5, 2024, as amended by the Amendment, as further amended by that certain second amendment to consulting agreement and advisory agreement, dated February 28, 2025, by and between the Company and Spartan (collectively, the “Spartan Agreements”), pursuant to which Spartan agreed to provide placement agent and consulting services in connection with the Offering. Also in connection with the Spartan Agreements, pursuant to that certain irrevocable proxy and power of attorney between Spartan and Dr. Kaufman (the “Proxy”), Spartan agreed to grant to Dr. Kaufman all voting power over and power of attorney with respect to all such shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares or exercise of common stock purchase warrants (each, a “Placement Agent Warrant”), issued or issuable to Spartan or its designee in connection with the Offering.

 

In accordance with the Spartan Agreements, the Company issued to Spartan and its designee the following:

 

  ● On December 23, 2024, in connection with the initial closing of the Offering, an aggregate of 260,108 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

  ● On December 31, 2024, in connection with an additional closing of the Offering, the Company issued Spartan and its designee an aggregate of 42,933 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

  ● On February 25, 2025, in connection with an additional closing of the Offering, the Company issued Spartan and its designee an aggregate of 405,416 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

  ● On February 26, 2025, in connection with an additional closing of the Offering, the Company issued Spartan and its designee an aggregate of 36,517 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

  ● On March 5, 2025, in connection with an additional closing of the Offering, the Company issued Spartan and its designee an aggregate of 84,700 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

  ● On March 13, 2025, in connection with an additional closing of the Offering, the Company issued Spartan and its designee an aggregate of 10,326 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2025, 153,442 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were converted to 153,442 shares of Common Stock. There were 0 and 303,041 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.